snuggles49

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1. Can they force me to work weekends during jury duty???

   snuggles49 replied to luv2dive's topic in General Nursing

   If the Op works scheduled 8 hr shifts /5 days a week and 2 of those days are the week-end why shouldn't she be expected to work the week-end. Just because she was in the courtroom 5 days doesn't...

2. Management hate

   snuggles49 replied to beckster_01's topic in General Nursing

   Very well said......I would love to have you as one of my

3. Ethical Debate.....please help : (

   snuggles49 replied to bloves5's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   The ethical dilemma comes into play when you start choosing what patient you will treat first...the "con team" has to support their decision to let the pt who is getting CPR be last on the list.......

4. What is the typical hospital schedule?

   snuggles49 replied to ssalulu's topic in General Nursing

   At my hospital all floor nurses are 12 shifts .....everyone differs some like to work all 3 days in a row . some don't...our staff can not be scheduled more than 2 weekends out of a 4 week schedule...

5. Schedule

   snuggles49 replied to exit96's topic in General Nursing

   work acute care nsg....all nursing depts have to post a schedule 2 weeks in advance of the next schedule starting.our schedules are in 4 week increments based a 2 week pay period. No changes can be...

6. Is it possible to get the holidays off?

   snuggles49 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

   My hospital pays 6 holidays a year...if you work you get paid time and half for all 12 hours plus you get paid an extra 8 hours , (that you don't work ) in the same week whether you work the holiday...

7. Extended stay hotels?

   snuggles49 replied to kc87t's topic in Travel

   Candlewood.....the ones I have stayed at have a kithchen area with full frig, cooktop, dishwasher, microwave, cupboards with all the dishes and pots and pans you will need. The bed was decent, room...

8. Not sure what to do. Licensed RN working as tech.

   snuggles49 replied to Spikey9001's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Sorry..your having to wait for a RN position but that is just the way it works. Did you expect the facility to create a position for you just because you work there. This same scenario has played out...

9. Ethical/Personal Dilemma - What would you do?

   snuggles49 replied to EMEddie's topic in HIPAA Challenges

   Correct....the school is not the one to notify unless the individual violating Hippa did so in the capacity as a student while doing Clinicals. Report the incident to your Hippa Officer and let them...

10. Whats the point of a LPN license

    snuggles49 replied to FurtureR's topic in General Students

    WOW....did you put yourself out there......curious... what experience have had with LTC and Home Health LPN's to make the statement you did about thier mental capacity ?? I work in acute care and we...

11. Can we fight?

    snuggles49 replied to RNSA1998's topic in Texas Nursing

    We are union..staffing ratios on Med-Surg with tele patients 7:1 both day shift and night shift. Some days it is absolutely crazy with the discharges and admissions. Some nurses can easily end their...

12. Lottery for holiday shift?

    snuggles49 replied to twoangels's topic in General Nursing

    Produce a holiday schedule and present it to the manager in a manner that indicates the staff understand how difficult it is to produce a staffing schedule and you all got togerther and came up with...

13. Lottery for holiday shift?

    snuggles49 replied to twoangels's topic in General Nursing

    We have 6 paid holidays 3 summer 3 winter. We have a staffing policy that states no employee will be scheduled more than 3 of the six and one of the three will be a winter holiday. A staff member can...

14. charge pay

    snuggles49 replied to suhlir's topic in General Nursing

    Med-Surg Unit 26 beds...we eliminated the Charge as the "Charge" was really nothing besides assigning a bed and a nurse to take the patient and got a dollar more an hour. We now decide among...

15. Got a verbal job offer, what should I do?

    snuggles49 replied to futurernwill's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My hospital will not interview until we know a new grad has passed her boards. On occassion a newly hired person will turn down the job after they have been offered the position and the paperwork has...